Character Builds

There are a variety of resources out there for build information and it is worthwhile, if you are so inclined, to spend some time considering your build in advance of implementing it. The purpose of this page to assist people looking for more sources of information to build out their characters. The balance between a viable build Mechanically and for Role Play purposes is often a struggle and it is easy to build a character that could be optimised better. There are a number of tools available to assist people with building characters and a number of build examples.

Sources of Information

• Arelith - PGCC: A dedicated build server found in the list of Arelith Servers.

• Character builds and equipment builds can be tested here without most of the prerequisite effort required in obtaining experience, gold, equipment, skills, etc.
• Your character from the main servers can be copied here using the -transfer command

• Arelith Discord: Arelith specific discord containing build discussion channels and information. This is currently the best place to find build information and more importantly to vet build information.

• character-build-advice channel: A channel for discussing character builds. The is a role for the build helpers and they show up in Orange (Build Advisor)
• build-guides: A channel dedicated to vetted example builds, you can find an example of many builds in this channel

• Arelith Forums: Arelith specific forum containing a Builds & Mechanics sections

• Although builds can be discussed here, at the time of writing, the predominate source of build support is the Discord. There are some notable things on the forum however.

• Kalo's Arelith Build Calculator: An Arelith specific build tool based upon the NWN Character Build Calculator.
• The gift of Craftmanship: Trade Skill Distribution: A source of information for Craft Skill point distribution focusing on synergies between the crafting skills.
• All Things Ranged (Builds, Launchers, Templates): A build resource for Ranged builds.

Build Index

Last Updated: 25 July 2020

Below is an index of the builds currently found in the build-guides channel of the Official Discord. Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 are ordered by majority level, alphabetical when equivalent. So, for example, if you want to find a Majority Paladin build, sort Class 1 and find the Paladin section.

These builds should be used as example and they may be out of date, the absolute best source of information at the time of writing this is the Discord channel.

Arelith has many customizations, one of the more notable ones that will impact the below Build Index is to Weapon Focus Feats and it is worth reviewing specifically as some of the builds still refer to the old weapon specific feats. E.g. Weapon Focus: Scimitar would be replaced with Weapon Focus (one-handed edged) when found in the build guides below.

Build	Race	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Description
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Rogue	Standard Weapon Master
Fighter(11), Rogue(3), Blackguard(16)	Human	Blackguard	Fighter	Rogue	Standard Blackguard summoner
Fighter(24), Paladin(3), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Paladin	Rogue	Standard divine Fighter
Fighter(6), Rogue(24)	Human	Rogue	Fighter		Standard deep Rogue
Rogue(19), Fighter(8), Monk(3)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Monk	Monk kama/quarterstaff
Rogue(19), Fighter(8), Rogue(13)	Human	Rogue	Fighter	Weapon Master	Dex based Weapon Master
Blackguard(16), Knight(10), Rogue(4)	Human	Blackguard	Knight	Rogue	Summons based melee
Bard(16), Knight(10), Paladin(4)	Human	Bard	Knight	Paladin	Bard Heavy Knight/Paladin
Bard(16), Knight(10), Fighter(4)	Human	Bard	Knight	Fighter	Bard Heavy Knight/Fighter
Rogue(10), Monk(20)	Human	Monk	Rogue		Standard Monk/Rogue (may be outdated)
Fighter(20), Paladin(3), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Paladin	Divine Weapon Master
Fighter(20), Blackguard(3), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Blackguard	Divine Weapon Master Build shows Paladin but is interchangeable with Blackguard
Wizard(26), Bard(4)	Human	Wizard	Bard		Standard Wizard
Paladin(23), Fighter(4), Rogue(3)	Human	Paladin	Fighter	Rogue	Deep Paladin
Fighter(8), Earthkin Defender(18), Rogue(4)	Dwarf - Shield	Earthkin Defender	Fighter	Rogue	Epic Damage Reduction Earthkin Defender
Monk(20), Rogue(10)	Human	Monk	Rogue		Standard Monk/Rogue (Updated)
True Flame(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	True Flame	Blackguard		Auto-Quicken 3, Divine True Flame
True Flame(26), Paladin(4)	Human	True Flame	Paladin		Auto-Quicken 3, Divine Trueflame Build shows Blackguard but is interchangeable with Paladin
True Flame(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	True Flame	Blackguard		Auto-Still 3, Divine True Flame
True Flame(26), Paladin(4)	Human	True Flame	Paladin		Auto-Still 3, Divine True Flame Build shows Blackguard but is interchangeable with Paladin
True Flame(26), Fighter(4)	Human	True Flame	Fighter		Epic Damage Reduction 3, Fighter dip True Flame
True Flame(25), Harper Mage(5)	Human	True Flame	Harper Mage		Auto Quicken 3, Harper Mage dip True Flame
True Flame(21), Harper Mage(5), Paladin(3)	Human	True Flame	Harper Mage	Paladin	Auto Quicken 3 and Auto Still 2, Harper Mage and Paladin dip True Flame
Spellsword(21), Fighter(6), Monk(3)	Human	Spellsword	Fighter	Monk	Spellmonk, high APR, high AC and Spellsword perks
Fighter(25), Harper Paragon(5)	Human	Fighter	Harper Paragon		Harper version of the divine Fighter
Barbarian(21), Fighter(6), Rogue(3)	Human	Barbarian	Fighter	Rogue	One-handed weapon Barbarian
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Strength based battle Cleric
Cleric(27), Bard(3)	Human	Cleric	Bard		Wisdom based caster Cleric
Healer(27), Bard(3)	Human	Healer	Bard		Wisdom based caster Healer Build shows Cleric but is interchangeable with Healer Path
Warlock(30)	Human	Warlock			Abyssal/Infernal Pact Warlock
Warlock(27), Blackguard(3)	Human	Warlock	Blackguard		Fey Pact Warlock, divine dip for saves and AC
Bard(25), Fighter(5)	Human	Bard	Fighter		Standard Battlebard
Ranger(21), Fighter(6), Bard(3)	Human	Ranger	Fighter	Bard	Strength based Ranger with bane of enemies and epic weapon specialization
Bard(4), Shadowdancer(10), Pale Master(16)	Human	Pale Master	Shadowdancer	Bard	NOTE: This is a MEME build, built for pure defence and has next to no offensive capabilities.
Paladin(7), Weapon Master(7), 16 Divine Champion	Human	Divine Champion	Paladin	Weapon Master	Extreme burst damage, full set of divines, top tier save and decent AC
Bard(16), BG(4), RDD(10)	Kobold	Bard	Red Dragon Disciple	Blackguard	Red Dragon Disciple requires a 20 RPR and finding a secret NPC in the Underdark. Not recommended for new players
Bard(26), Blackguard(4)	Human	Bard	Blackguard		Extremely high skills, Good AB/AC, decent damage and can use via UMD the non-class polearm Elder Dream
Druid(30)	Firbolg	Druid			Pure 30 caster with Evocation/Divination and Tier 3 Dweomercraft
True Flame(26), Ranger(4)	Human	True Flame	Ranger		Nets extra epic feat using Ranger dip, easier build to migrate to non-human race
Spellsword(21), Fighter(4), Weapon Master(5)	Human	Spellsword	Weapon Master	Fighter	High Damage, high performance, lower saves and more easily dispelled Spellsword
Monk(9), Shadowdancer(14), Weapon Master(7)	Human	Shadowdancer	Monk	Weapon Master	Epic Shadow, Monk UBAB Weapon Master
Barbarian(17), Fighter(6), WM(7)	Dwarf - Duergar	Barbarian	Weapon Master	Fighter	Attributes/Stats, Skill Points High AB, extremely high damage Scythe build, weak on defences except HP and Fortitude saves. NOT beginner friendly but does well with a friend to tank for you.
Fighter(6), Barbarian(17), Weapon Master(7)	Dwarf - Wild	Barbarian	Weapon Master	Fighter	Full melee build using small race for Two-Hander bonuses using scimitar. High AB, extremely high damage build. Weak on defences except HP and Fortitude saves. Not beginner friendly but does well with a friend to tank for you.
Monk(4), Blackguard(16), Fighter(10)	Orog	Blackguard	Fighter	Monk	Summoner Blackguard with Monk UBAB using Naginata. See notes for tweaking option, including racial tweak to Human.
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Rogue	Higher saves Weapon Master variant. Can be used with sword and shield or two-hander. Can be used with other races with small tweaks. Great for beginners.
Fighter(20), Weapon Master(7), Rogue(3)	Human	Fighter	Weapon Master	Specialist	Higher saves Weapon Master variant. Can be used with sword and shield or two-hander. Can be used with other races with small tweaks. Great for beginners. Alternative to the Rogue dip is the Specialist dip, netting an additional Epic Skill Focus but costs Evasion. Evasion is more useful mechanically and this is not recommended but it is supported in the build.
Ranger(21), Monk(5), Fighter(4)	Human	Ranger	Monk	Fighter	Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves.
Ranger(21), Monk(3), Fighter(6)	Human	Ranger	Fighter	Monk	Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves. Higher AB, less saves and late Monk UBAB access compared to other, similar builds
Ranger(27), Monk(3)	Human	Ranger	Monk		Must be Lawful Quarterstaff Ranger/Monk build, Good DPS and saves. High CL, +5 Blade Thirst and lots of favored/studied enemies Recommended for Beginners